MARIJA REIKALAS is a graphic artist based in Lisbon. Her bold, minimal style, often described as messy minimal, is easily recognizable in the use of positive/negative space. Her art includes illustration, print-making (linocut & screen printing), and monumental painting (murals). Inspired by nature, tropical plants, wild animals, myths, and naked human body, she invites you to the sensible world of the night in the jungle. It's all about high contrast and bold but elegant line. Her dreamscapes come alive in their simplicity without any separation from where they came from - the wild nature of human mind. Follow Marija Reikalas on Instagram @marijareikalas.art Or see more about her on the website https://marijareikalas.com • • • ISLAND LIFE • • • . ISLAND LIFE is a first solo exhibition by emerging artist Marija Reikalas. It was created through long months of quarantine in Lisbon. It is a metaphor of being cast away on a desert island of one’s mind. The idea was born with a most recent series of 8 linocut prints about bittersweet solitude on a lush green tropical island, somewhere far between never-ending sapphire-blue waters, surrounded by nature, plants, and animals. These are allegoric images of a woman in exile in her own company. Voluntarily, involuntarily or without any reason, she finds herself alone facing the wilderness. She waits for her lover or anybody to rescue her, but he never comes. Nobody comes. Her mind, heart, and surroundings now look like an untouched, ancient tropical forest, full of secrets and mystery. It is a journey of discovery through the grief of lost past life, which leads to adaptation, befriending the wilderness, and inevitable transformation. The exhibition will be at Prisma Estúdios from 21st August to 2nd September 2020. • • • SCHEDULE • • • • 21-08 ...... 5 - 9 pm ...... Vernissage • 22-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ...... Exhibition Day • 23-08 ...... 5 - 9 pm ..... Exhibition Day & Sunday Open [ART] Studio • 25-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 26-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 27-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 28-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 29-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 30-08 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 01-09 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Exhibition Day • 02-09 ...... 5 - 7 pm ..... Finissage • • • PLEASE NOTE • • • Due to the Corona restrictions our space is limited to host 5 people at the same time. Please schedule your visit from Tuesday to Sunday 15h00 – 19h00 via marija.reikalas@gmail.com. Devido às restrições do Corona, o nosso espaço é limitado para hospedar 5 pessoas ao mesmo tempo. Agende a sua visita de terça a domingo das 15h00 às 19h00 através do email marija.reikalas@gmail.com. .
